In each of the following questions, select a figure from the four given…
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In each of the following questions, select a figure from the four given alternatives, which when placed in the blank space of figure (X) would complete the pattern. Identify the figure that completes the pattern.
(X) (1) (2) (3) (4)
- A.
1
- B.
2
- C.
3
- D.
4
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Correct answer: C
Concept: In this figure-completion type, each quadrant-cell of the grid is built from the same three elements placed by a rule anchored to that cell's own geometry, not to any single fixed direction: a solid shaded block always fills the cell's INNER corner (the corner touching the centre of the whole grid), a small dot sits near the cell's OUTER corner, and a diagonal corner-cut mark sits exactly on the cell's own outer corner. Because the rule is defined relative to each cell's own inner/outer corners, it repeats identically in every cell.
Application: The three visible cells of figure (X) confirm this rule: the top-right cell shades its own bottom-left (inner) corner, the bottom-left cell shades its own top-right (inner) corner, and the bottom-right cell shades its own top-left (inner) corner — in every case the dot and the corner-cut sit on that same cell's own outer corner. Applying the identical rule to the missing top-left cell: its inner corner (the one touching the grid's centre) is its own bottom-right corner, so the missing piece must shade its bottom-right corner while carrying a dot and a diagonal corner-cut on its own top-left (outer) corner.
Contrast with the other alternatives:
Figure (1) shades a top-right corner (away from the centre) and swaps the diagonal corner-cut for a cross (X) mark that does not appear on any other cell of the grid.
Figure (2) also shades a top-right corner and places its corner-cut on the bottom-right corner of the piece — neither the shading nor the cut sits on the corner the rule requires.
Figure (4) shades a top-left corner (the outer corner, away from the centre) and places its corner-cut on the bottom-right corner instead of the piece's own top-left corner.
Cross-check: The accompanying diagram shows the fully completed grid — the four inner-corner shaded blocks merge into a single solid square exactly at the centre, with one dot remaining in each cell near its own outer corner. Only a piece shading its own bottom-right corner closes that centre square without a gap or overlap, which independently confirms the figure.
Answer: Figure (3).